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Dyhard:Homecoming Week said 06/07, 06:28 PM
I'm going to go with the Mets.

Right now the Yankees are dissapointing and I don't see them making the playoffs this year.

The Mets have good pitching, with Pedro Martinez returning to the pitching squad, they have Johan Santana, who is a good pitcher and does very well. John Maine has been doing well with a 6-4 record and a mid-3 ERA. Oliver Perez hasn't been doing bad this year.

The bullpen is doing good. Billy Wagner has 13 saves, only 2 blown saves, 0.36 ERA, and a .77 WHIP. They have other good players in their bullpen too.

Now to the hitting. They have David Wright, a very good 3B who can hit well and they have Jose Reyes who is a good SS. They Mets have a very good SS-3B combo. They have Carlos Delgado who can still hit even though he is getting older. He is a very valuable player on the team. The outfield is good too. Endy Chavez has speed and can hit for contact, Ryan Church can hit for power and can get on a lot. Carlos Beltran has power and is clutch as we saw in the playoffs with the Astros. Brian Schneider the catcher is a good hitting catcher, can hit for powr, and can get on base a lot.

The Mets will make the postseason, the Yankees will not.

Dyhard:Homecoming Week said 06/08, 01:02 PM
Do you think that the Yankees are actually going to get hot again just like last year? They have a new coach in Joe Girardi so that is going to effect them. They aren't going to do the same thing they did last year as they had Joe Torre as their coach.

Putting Joba Chamberlain in the starting rotation isn't going to help them. He is a better pitcher in the bullpen as the setup man, so moving him to the starting rotation isn't a good idea.

Trading for a starting pitching would effect the rest of the team. It could also take some long term effects in the minor league. Do the Yankees want to take that risk and trade some good minor leaguers away? I don't really think that they are going to do that.

The AL East is tougher than the NL East. The AL East has Boston, Tampa Bay, Baltimore, and the tough pitching of the Toronto Blue Jays. The NL East only has the Marlins and Philllies. The Braves might be in there, but the Nationals definitely aren't. The AL East is tougher, so don't expect to much for the Yankees.

The Mets now have Pedro Martinez back which is really going to help out the team and the starting pitching.

The Mets will make the playoffs and the Yankees won't

Dyhard:Homecoming Week said 06/08, 06:48 PM
So you think that it happened once so it will happen again? Ever heard of a fluke? Last year was a fluke for the Yankees. They can't do the same thing they did last year. A-Rod isn't nearly as good as he was last year, and the team is different. The starting pitching is a lot worse than last year.

The Yankees wouldn't pull the trigger this offseason for Johan Santana, so why would the Yankees want to make a trade now.

I don't see the Marlins competing for the division title. They don't have proven players that can last the entire year. They both have 3 quality teams in the NL East, and I think that by the end of the year the only teams competeting for the division title will be the Mets and Phillies.

I don't see him making a huge impact, but he will make an impact. He is now healthy. He will definitely help out the starting rotation.

The help of Posada isn't all of a sudden going to magically make the Yankees to play far better. Posada is going to start slowing down as he is getting older and slowing down. He is now getting injured and that usually means that he is wearing down.

The Mets are healthy, and they are ready to play. They're making the playoffs.